International Journal of Oral Health Sciences and Advances
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Tumor marker - A review

  • Author:
  • Beant Kaur1, Ashwarya Trivedi, Nisha Dua, Neetu Singla, Saloni Arora
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 5 to 8

Department of Oral Medicine & Maxillofacial Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College & Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab

1Address for Correspondence: Dr. Beant Kaur, Pg Student Department Of Oral Medicine & Maxillofacial Radiology Guru Nanak Dev Dental College & Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab. Email: drbeantsidhu@gmail.com

Online published on 10 July, 2014.

Abstract

Cancer is identified as the most dreadful disease of era. In spite of the numerous researches on its pathogenesis. Diagnostic and prognostic aspects it still remains an enigma. This necessitates the availability of accurate diagnostic means to detect various malignancies in their premalignant state. Study of tumor markers has given a new hope in this field but application of these markers in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis and prognosis of malignancies has not yet been fully established and requires a further improvement, refinement and accuracy in the studies.

Keywords

Tumor marker, Genes